Definitions

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  • noun A house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.

Etymologies

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show +‎ house

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Examples

  • Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2009

  • Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2009

  • Admission to the showhouse is a $25 contribution to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2009

  • The family was invited to look around a "showhouse".

    Eco makeover for your home – with 40% off 2010

  • The family was invited to look around a "showhouse".

    Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • Max Kim-Bee Modern-glam dining area inspired by 'Someone to Watch Over Me' A decorator showhouse offers voyeuristic pleasures, notably the thrill of sneaking into a stylish home and stealing all of its design secrets.

    Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011

  • To visit the showhouse, purchase tickets at theartofelysium.org .

    Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011

  • A designer showhouse goes movie house, taking cues from unforgettable Manhattan-set interiors.

    Scene-Stealing Décor Jen Renzi 2011

  • Dmitriy & Co. provided a sofa and library chair used in a recent New York showhouse designed by Carrier & Co. An article on film-inspired showhouses in some editions of Saturday's Off Duty section misspelled the company's name as Dmitri.

    Corrections & Amplifications 2011

  • When people ask me for decorating advice, I tell them to run to their closest decorator showhouse.

    Rooms With a Viewpoint Charlotte Moss 2011

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